Multiple Measles Transmission Events Associated With a Single Traveler Arriving in the United States, May 2025

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Jennifer Fowler · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Amanda Reiff Metz · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Meghan M Barnes · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Shannon Gearhart · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Thomas D Filardo · National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Brian S. Wakeman · National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Abstract

Measles transmission may occur during travel. Measles vaccination is recommended prior to international travel for all travelers aged 6 months or older. Travelers with fever and other overt signs of transmissible illness, such as coughing or malaise, should be strongly encouraged to delay travel while symptomatic.

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Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag129

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